When you live in a big city like Mexico city I think it’s important and necessary to get away from the caos every now and then and enjoy a weekend away from the city. Find new places and get some fresh air! you don’t have to go far, just change the scenery and fill yourself with new energy. A perfect place for doing that is Hidalgo. It’s not only a magical state, only a few hours away from CDMX, it’s also a super adventurous state filled with fun things to do! I mean if you thought Hidalgo was just Pachuca and their football stadium, think again!

I have been to Hidalgo once before, to Huasca, a small place full of magic and stories about elves. It’s also where you find the “Prismas Basálticos” and I wrote a post about it that you can find HERE. But this time was different. I didn’t even know what was coming my way, but it was awesome and I ended up falling more in love with Hidalgo. This time my adventure started in Mineral del chico, a small town in the mountains where you find the Vía Ferrata. Without expectations we started to climb the Vía and boy was I in for a surprise!! Honestly, it was an amazing experience! but I didn’t expect it to be that extreme hahaha. It’s not just a “walk in the mountains”, it’s climbing up high and looking down steep. At the top you’re over 200 meters from the ground! Up there you get the option to take the “Tarzan way” which is a swing from one side of the mountain to the other, or the “chicken way” which is just finishing normal. I took the chicken way… and I have to say I regret it a little bit, but I guess it was a good choice because now I have a reason to go back! We went with Hgo Adventures and here’s their webpage if you wanna try it out. I really recommend it!!

We also went to the Xoxafi caves and they also surprised me! We went down I don’t know how many meters under ground and inside the cave we did both rappel and zip lining! The one thing I loved about the experience is that it’s real. I mean it’s not like you enter a cave remodeled for tourism, where you walk around and imagine how it used to be. Here, you have to climb through holes and crawl on the ground. Not recommended for people with claustrofobia. But if you don’t like small spaces no worries, because outside the cave they have three long zip lines between 300 and 800 meters so there’s something to do for you too! Here’s their webpage for more info!